Pass around a tray full of these to your company (or co-workers) on Winter Solstice Eve or Christmas or Happy Thursday Night - or whatever you celebrate.
~Solstice Snowballs~
Ingredients: 1 cup butter (no substitutes),softened; 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup ground walnuts, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup powdered sugar (set aside to roll the baked cookies in).
Preparation: Preheat oven to 400*F. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla extract on high speed until fluffy. Add flour, walnuts & salt. Mix until well combined; roll the dough into small,1-inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet (I line mine with parchment paper). Bake at 400*F for ten minutes. Remove cookies from the pan and roll in the powdered sugar,while still warm.
Tip: a few days before you plan to make them,put the powdered sugar in a tightly closed container together with a whole vanilla bean.The vanilla bean will impart its flavourful essence to the sugar and can then be used in recipes or as a garnish.
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